The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-29
STANDARD OIL CASES
Evidence Against the Company.
Further Proceedings Postponed Un-
til January 10.
The Arguments of the Case Will
Then Be Heard.
Very Interesting Information Given
by Mr.. Murray.
Work Of the Life-S Savers A Splendid
Report of the Great Service Done
by These Noble Men Wash
ington News.

W ASlllNGTON, NOV Zo'-lnc WITNESSES
examined before the interstate commerce
commission today, in the Standard Oil
case, have been sworn and examined be.
fore, and their evidence was in great part
in explanation or elaboration of that al
ready brought out.
Mr.. Murray, the general freight agent Of
Iron Mountain and Missouri Pacific lines,
gave incidentally some interesting facts
about cotton seed oil. Ten years ago he
said, the only demand for this product was
from abroad, whence il came back 10 us as
olive oil.
The Inauguration Of the tank-car system
Of transportating petroleum TO the south
affords cheap means of getting cotton
seed oil to the north in tank cars, which
would otherwise return empty, and the re-
suit has been the enormous development
Of crude oil production in all parts of the
cotton region. Other witnesses have testi-
fed generally that fully 30 per cent of the
tank cars sent south came back filled
either with cotton seed oil or turpcntine.
Mr.. Murray said that they now sometimes
have even TO send empty tanks south TO
bring back the cotton seed oil. This ma
terial goes, Mr.. Murray said, 10 northern
reincrics, whence il comes 10 the market
ms lard and table oil. II would thus seem
20 have given rise 10 new manufacturing
industries in the north.
The evidence in the Standard Oil cases Is
now all in. The complainant seeks 10 have
proved conclusively that the railroads al
most always give largely discriminating
rates in favor OF oil in tank ears, and that
The Standard Oil company is practically the
only institution whose plant enables il 10
avail itself TO any great extent Of the lower
rates. The railroads have presented num-
Der Of apparently strong reasons for giving
lower rates on tank cans such as conyen-
fence in handling, lesser rises, diminished
requirements in terminal facilities and
greater chance of getting back loads. II
was averred on the part Of every railroad
that tank rates are open 10 all comers; that
no rebates are paid 10 the Standard Oil
company, and that no special privileges
are accorded TO any institution or indiyid-
ual Ms against any other.
The Standard Oil witness declared that
they neither asked nor would accept any
rebates. lower rates or discriminating
privileges. All testimony of this kind,
taken, however, was limited 10 the period
since April last, the date when the inter.
state law went into effect, and only in
some unimpOriant particulars, and for pur.
poses Of theoretical comparison WIS the
testimony permitted TO so back OF that
point
Further proceedings are postponed till
January 10, when arguments will be heard.
srrEL ron CRUISERS.
The steel board met at the navy depart
ment today and considered certain prOpO-
stions coming from the contractors for
supplying steel for the new cruisers now
building and from department officers
looking 90 q modification oi the tests now
prescribed for the stcct After some dis.
cussion the requirement was amended In
several particulars. The notifications, II
is said will not admit steel OF lowe: qual.
ity than that used at present, but will ~
suit in q reduction in the number Of tests,
which is one OF the objects sought by the
steel makers 4 mldcr and softer grade
of metal than was originally required will
also be accepted for the heavy crank
shafts, upon the suggestion Of the manu-
fncturrTs that IL will prove more seTyiCCa-
bic than the harder metal.
PUBLIC LANDS or NEw MEXICO.
Acting Land Commissioner Slayer has
transmitted 90 the Secretary Of the Interior
for submission 20 Congress reports from
the suryeyor-gcneml Of New Mexico upon
three private land claims in that Territory.
Upon the claim known ~ "Iho Elriolo,
No. 5ij,n for about 5000 acres, the
acting commissioner recommends that the
claim be confirmed as 10 the lands actually
reduced 10 possession and cultivation. aud
that, rs the claimants have failed 10 show
either title or equitable claim, the con.
frma,ion should run 70 the inhabitants OF
the town according 10 their several posses
sions. 10 be asccrtaincd by actual survey,
but not TO exceed In quantity four square
leagues in all.
As 10 the claim known as "The Town oi
Atrisco. No. l45,' for about II 600 acres,
the acting commissioner siys that no legal
title has been shown, but an equitable
claim 10 20.OO0 acres Is conceded ahd for
this amount the claim is conceded Tor con.
frmation.
Asto the Canon Dc Canue claim. No.
$50. for about 100000 acres. the acting
commissioner recommends tllat il be- con
frmcd as 10 the lands actually In culiiya-
ton and In possession u the original
grantees according 20 their individual por-
iions, 10 bo ascCriancd by survey. The
surveyor general recommended the confr.
nation OF the whole grant rs claimed. IN
each Of these cases Surveyor General
Julian recommended the confirmation Of
the entire grants as claimed, aggtcgating
about %, 900 acres.
LiFE-sAyiNO SERVICE RErorr
The following Is an abstract OF tho nm.
nual report Of Mr.. S. I. Kimball, general
fupcriniendent Of the liic.saying service.
"Ihc establishment embraced at the close
Of the last fiscal year 2lS stations, as col.
lows-iGG on the Atlantic, foriy.iour on
the lakes, seven on the Pacific and one at
the falls Of the Ohio, Louisville, Ky. The
number Of disasters 10 documentcd vessels
reported within the Geld Of siaii"rr, o,.era.
lions during the year Egs g32. On board
uesa Scsse...s were B,327 persons, Of whom
d,272 wefo saved aud lilty-iiyc lost. The
yalae Of the vessels involved in the dis
h.lcrs Is 81, i,7Si, 1924, and that Of their ear.
yoes 81. 2Ss, ,175, making The total value
ri propcrtv 81, ,O50 800, Of which sJ,5SS,.
500 VIVA saved aud Sl,2se, $50 losl. The
total number Of vessels totally lo'i WIS
revcuty.,wo. BESIDES the foregoing, lhore
werc lbs casualties 10 smaller crafts, such